Friday, December 20, 2013

Chemicals Causing Cancer and Infertility Found at Fracking Sites

Huffington Post

Hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to cancer, infertility and a slew of other health problems have been found in water samples collected at and near hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," sites in Colorado, according to a new study published in the journal Endocrinology this week. Details here.

1 comment:

PLT said...

This damndable practise is spreading like cancer in Canada, my own home province of Manitoba and everywhere. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER EVER VOTING FOR THIS? Apparently Manitoba has little or no regulation in place to keep tabs on fracking. This is shameless, reckless and irresponsible. Democracy? What democracy?

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